docs: def parse_description():
      """
      Parse the description in the README file
  
      pandoc --from=markdown --to=rst --output=README.rst README.md
  
      CommandLine:
          python -c "import setup; print(setup.parse_description())"
      """
      from os.path import dirname, join, exists
      readme_fpath = join(dirname(__file__), 'README.rst')
      # This breaks on pip install, so check that it exists.
      if exists(readme_fpath):
          textlines = []
          with open(readme_fpath, 'r') as f:
              textlines = f.readlines()
          text = ''.join(textlines).strip()
          return text
      return ''